A plain and familiar exposition of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes…

Consolation to the poor, simple, and harmless servants of God, against whom the evil is intended, that it shall rebound upon the authors, and return upon the practisers, and never light upon them. Many hearts are wishing their hurt; many minds are musing how to work it: many tongues are consulting who shall do it: many hands are ready to execute it: many mouths insulting over them that shall suffer it, and all this while the only watchman of Israel, and the keeper of the Church doth laugh them to scorn. He maketh their minds to mistake that which they looked at: he maketh their hearts to be filled with tears: he maketh their tongues to bespeak their own misery: he maketh their hands to be hurtful to themselves: and he maketh his people to sit safely in the midst of them. And this is truly affirmed by Eliphaz, and warranted by the spirit of God in the book of Job. He scattereth the devises of the crafty: so that their hands cannot accomplish that which they do enterprise. He taketh the wise ¹in their craftiness, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish. They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noon day as in the night. But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the violent man.

Consolation to the poore, simple, and harmelesse seruants of God, against whom the euill is intended, that it shall rebound vpon the authors, and returne vpon the practisers, and neuer light vpon them. Many hearts are wishing their hurt; many minds are musing how to worke it: many tongues are consulting who shall doe it: many hands are readie to execute it: many mouthes insulting ouer them that shall suffer it, and all this while the only watchman of Israel, and the keeper of the Church doth laugh them to scorne. He maketh their minds to mistake that which they looked at: he maketh their hearts to bee filled with teares: he maketh their tongues to bespeake their owne miserie: he maketh their hands to be hurtfull to themselues: and he maketh his people to sit safely in the midst of them. And this is truely affirmed by Eliphaz, and warranted by the spirit of God in the booke of Iob. He scattereth the deuises of the craftie: so that their hands cannot accomplish that which they doe enterprise. He taketh the wise ¹in their craftinesse, and the counsell of the wicked is made foolish. They meete with darkenesse in the day time, and grope at noone day as in the night. But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the violent man.